The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry through Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has announced the recruitment of 4,000 unskilled tree nursery attendants.
The 4000 attendants under the ‘Green Army’ initiative are set to support the government’s 15 billion national tree growing and ecosystem restoration programme by propagating seedlings, participating in tree planting and offering extension services.
According to Environment, Climate Change and Forestry CS Soipan Tuya, the recruits will be deployed to KFS forest stations countrywide in the first cohort of the Green Army programme that will be expanded over time to benefit 100,000 youth.
“We have advertised green army jobs. Green army will be youth that will be involved in propagation of seedlings and assist in offering tree growing extension services. To qualify, one needs to be above 18 years and have a little literacy. To our youth, don’t just sit idle in town centres, please apply for these jobs and put your efforts in tree growing,” CS Tuya said.
The attendants will be deployed to the 300 KFS tree nurseries across the country and will be paid a monthly wage of between Kshs 8,613 to Kshs 16,401, on a one-year contract, whose renewal will be subject to availability of funding and satisfactory performance.
CS Tuya assured of a transparent and fair recruitment exercise, urging KFS officials to give first priority to qualified local applicants.
“One of the focuses of Green Army is KFS forest stations. Even if it is two or five opportunities earmarked for your station, please give them to locals,” CS Tuya told KFS officials.
Information on application and recruitment process is available on KFS website and at forest stations across the country which are open until 22nd July 2023.
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